Basic English Grammar II

Questions

There are two kinds of questions: yes or no questions

and wh- questions.

4    You ask a yes or no question to get yes or no as the

answer. Use the verbs be, have or do, or any of the

helping verbs, to ask yes or no questions.

Can you swim? Yes. Are they coming? No.

Is it raining? No. May I come in? Yes.

4    In questions, the helping or auxiliary verbs come before

the subject of the sentence. When be and have

are used as ordinary verbs, they come before the

subjects, too.

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lp Here are some different ways of asking the

same question:

Has he a sister called Jane?

Does he have a sister called Jane?

Has he got a sister called Jane?

Statement Question
Jim is ill today. Is Jim ill today?
She has an older brother Has she an older brother?
The cats want to be fed. Do the cats want to be fed?
We should go now. Should we go now?
It will rain tomorrow. Will it rain tomorrow?
You may use my computer. May I use your computer?
Kate can ride a bike. Can Kate ride a bike?